Recap: The games we played in 2022
Ever wonder what games we play when we’re ‘off the clock’? From Elden Ring to Marvel Snap, here’s an inside look at the games that really got us this year!
Gareth Lloyd
Gareth is PlaytestCloud's consulting games user researcher. He is currently playing Subnautica.
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How to Create a Playtest Summary to Report Player Findings
Don’t let your team miss out on user research gold after your next playtest with this important reporting and communications tip.
Research goals and methods for playtesting - Part 2
Learn all about which methods are useful for examining usability and appreciation as research goals, in the second part of this Mobile Playtesting Playbook excerpt.
Research goals and methods for playtesting - Part 1
(This blog is adapted from our Mobile Playtesting Playbook) Different research methods are more useful at different stages of game development, but there are no hard and fast rules. It all depends on how you choose to schedule work and produce content as a team. The research method you use...
Introducing the Mobile Playtesting Playbook
Learn all you need about mobile playtesting with our free playbook, with everything from best practices to case studies. Download a free copy!
Can we be of assistance?
Do you remember the good old days back in university, where you could schedule a time to meet with professors during office hours, and have them assist you with your next big project? Well, lucky for you those days are back thanks to PlaytestCloud's GRUX (Games Research &...
Competitor Analysis Playtesting 101
Competitor analysis playtesting is a user research methodology that works wonderfully well in determining best practices for player experience in games. They are very flexible and can be used at different points in the development cycle.
Adapting to the new normal with unmoderated playtests
Social distancing in workplaces is here to stay for the foreseeable future, and that means a whole host of challenges for those of us primarily using one-to-one moderated sessions for playtesting. In order to keep players and staff safe, labs need redesigning, and research processes and pipelines need rethinking. At...